Unemployment - Botswana
Value & RankThe Unemployment of Botswana is 17.7 (%) with a global rank of 31.
Botswana compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Botswana is similar to that of St. Lucia, Montenegro, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Timor-Leste, Syrian Arab Republic, Ethiopia, Cyprus, Armenia, Tunisia, New Caledonia with a respective Unemployment of 20.0, 19.1, 18.8, 18.4, 17.8, 17.5, 17.4, 17.3, 17.2, 17.1 (%) and a global rank of 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.Last 10 years averageBotswana had an average Unemployment of 19.1 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Botswana during the Great RecessionBotswana's Unemployment had a positive growth of 1.14% during the Great RecessionBotswana since the end of the Great RecessionBotswana's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 0.56% since the end of the Great Recession
Botswana compared to other CountriesThe Unemployment of Botswana is similar to that of St. Lucia, Montenegro, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Timor-Leste, Syrian Arab Republic, Ethiopia, Cyprus, Armenia, Tunisia, New Caledonia with a respective Unemployment of 20.0, 19.1, 18.8, 18.4, 17.8, 17.5, 17.4, 17.3, 17.2, 17.1 (%) and a global rank of 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36.Last 10 years averageBotswana had an average Unemployment of 19.1 (%) in the last 10 years from (2002 to 2012).
Botswana during the Great RecessionBotswana's Unemployment had a positive growth of 1.14% during the Great RecessionBotswana since the end of the Great RecessionBotswana's Unemployment had a negative growth (decline) of 0.56% since the end of the Great Recession
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1991 | 25.00 |
1992 | 22.10 |
1993 | 22.40 |
1994 | 21.20 |
1995 | 21.50 |
1996 | 21.50 |
1997 | 21.00 |
1998 | 20.80 |
1999 | 21.90 |
2000 | 24.50 |
2001 | 23.30 |
2002 | 22.10 |
2003 | 23.80 |
2004 | 23.80 |
2005 | 22.00 |
2006 | 17.60 |
2007 | 7.50 |
2008 | 21.80 |
2009 | 17.80 |
2010 | 17.90 |
2011 | 17.80 |
2012 | 17.70 |
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St. Lucia | 26 | 20.0 |
Montenegro | 27 | 19.1 |
St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 28 | 18.8 |
Timor-Leste | 29 | 18.4 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 30 | 17.8 |
Botswana | 31 | 17.7 |
Ethiopia | 32 | 17.5 |
Cyprus | 33 | 17.4 |
Armenia | 34 | 17.3 |
Tunisia | 35 | 17.2 |
New Caledonia | 36 | 17.1 |
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Datasource: Compile from multiple sources
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators
CIA - The World Factbook
Workbank - World Development Indicators